Motormouse (TV series)
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- This article is about the TV series. For the character, see Motormouse.
| Motormouse | |
|---|---|
 On-screen title card. | |
| Network | ABC |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
| Original release | September 12, 1970—January 9, 1971 |
| Starring | Jim Begg Julie Bennett Daws Butler Bill Callaway Dick Curtis Marty Ingels Casey Kasem Paul Lynde Allan Melvin |
| Producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Writer(s) | Neal Barbera Larz Bourne |
| Director(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Motormouse, titled on-screen as Motor Mouse, is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for ABC's Saturday morning children's programming. It ran from 1970 to 1971, airing 16 episodes.
The show acted as a spinoff from Cattanooga Cats with the second batch of Motormouse and Autocat and It's the Wolf episodes. Despite not including the Cattanooga Cats segments, the shorts in between each segment are still included.
Production
Development
Segments
- Motormouse and Autocat (1970-1971)
- It's the Wolf (1970-1971)
Music
The score was composed by Hoyt Curtin.
Episodes
| Episode | Number | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| "Lamb Scout Cook Out / Catch as Cat Can" | 1x01 | September 12, 1970 |
| "Wolf in a Sheep's Clothing / Catnapping Mouse" | 1x02 | September 19, 1970 |
| "To Beach His Own / Paint That Ain't" | 1x03 | September 26, 1970 |
| "Sheep Scene Stealer / I've Been Framed" | 1x04 | October 3, 1970 |
| "Kookie Cook Book Cook / Match Making Mouse" | 1x05 | October 10, 1970 |
| "Train Tripped / Electronic Brainstorm" | 1x06 | October 17, 1970 |
| "I Never Met a Lamb I Didn't Like / Brute Farce" | 1x07 | October 24, 1970 |
| "Bouncing Buddies" | 1x08 | October 31, 1970 |
| "Channel Chasers / Ramblin' Wreck from Texas" | 1x09 | November 7, 1970 |
| "Two Car Mirage" | 1x10 | November 14, 1970 |
| "Alacazap'" | 1x11 | November 21, 1970 |
| "Geni and the Meanie" | 1x12 | November 28, 1970 |
| "Choo Choo Cheetah" | 1x13 | December 5, 1970 |
| "The Fastest Mouse in the West" | 1x14 | December 12, 1970 |
| "Cat Skill School" | 1x15 | December 19, 1970 |
| "The Cool Cat Contest" | 1x16 | December 26, 1970 |
| "Lights! Action! Catastrophe!" | 1x17 | January 2, 1971 |
| "Follow That Cat" | 1x18 | January 9, 1971 |
Cast
- Jim Begg as Scoots
- Julie Bennett as Kitty Jo and Chessie
- Daws Butler as Lambsy Divey
- Bill Callaway as Country
- Dick Curtis as Motormouse
- Marty Ingels as Autocat
- Casey Kasem as Groove
- Paul Lynde as Mildew Wolf
- Allan Melvin as Bristlehound
